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Searching for Elizabeth Taylor at Fort Lauderdale exhibit

August 23, 2019 at 7:53 p.m.

When photographer Catherine Opie visited the Bel-Air, Calif., residence of Elizabeth Taylor in late 2010, the Hollywood icon rarely left her bedroom, leaving Opie with unfettered access to the luxurious...

Chef Jerry Guajardo of San Francisco Puffs and Stuff Inc. cooks flaming shrimp scampi at the 2016 South Florida Garlic Fest.

Popular Garlic Fest puts down roots in Lake Worth

May 12, 2019 at 2:03 p.m.

Jose Herrera feels no shame in admitting his new lemon-pepper-garlic beer will probably stink. He's counting on it. StinKey lager, brewed by the Islamorada Beer Company in Islamorada, is punched...

Afterlife: Tombs and Treasures of Ancient Egypt explores the ancient Egyptian concept of the afterlife featuring three mummies, one believed to be the son of Ramses II, hundreds of 3,000 year-old artifacts and a full-sized repreduction burial chamber of Thutmose III (1490-1436 B.C.). The exhibit will open at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in West palm Beach on October 11th. West Palm Beach, FL. 10-5-14. Jim Rassol, South Florida Sun Sentinel

‘Our Body’ exhibition comes to South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

May 12, 2019 at 1:44 p.m.

The skinless man is frozen midair on his pedestal, preparing to bicycle-kick a soccer ball. Nearby, a fellow with flayed muscles is bent forward, his own skin draped over his...

Eight beer styles you’ll find in South Florida

May 12, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

Craft-beer menus in South Florida's breweries and bars can seem daunting. Pilsners? Stouts? Hefeweizens? Saisons? What's the difference? As more breweries open in the tricounty area, beer options for drinkers...

West Palm Beach’s Norton Museum of Art will offer free admission through December 2018

May 12, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach will shut down for five weeks starting May 30, and reopen July 5 with free admission through December 2018. The museum...

Prime meridian: 26 Degree Brewing Company to launch in Pompano Beach

May 12, 2019 at 11:47 a.m.

Big, bold and balanced craft beers brewed without much experimentation is the motto at 26 Degree Brewing Company, set to open Friday, Sept. 18, in Pompano Beach. The latest microbrewery...

The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society will lead a Historic Summer Solstice Cruise on Monday.

Best events this week: Florida Supercon and South Florida Coffee Festival, assemble!

August 23, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

Monday We can't think of a stronger way to christen the new season than with the Historic Summer Solstice Cruise, a docent-led tour of Fort Lauderdale's first highway, the New...

‘War Horses’ ride again at NSU Art Museum

May 12, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

You'll find no clowns or acrobats at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, but organizers of the new "War Horses" exhibit will try their best to model the museum's second...

Mermaids gather in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

May 12, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

As Mia Mellies sunbathes on a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach, her seashell bra gleams in the morning sun while her cinnamon-colored mermaid tail, which looks like sunburned gold, kicks up sand. She's...

Cheech and Chong still joking about toking

August 25, 2021 at 12:04 a.m.

These days, stoner comedians Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, aka Cheech and Chong, have the volatile dynamic of a married couple, each tiring of the other's company quickly. "It's like...

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